Our friends down south in Corvallis are getting ready for their second Ignite, and gracious hosts that they are, they’ve made it super simple for us Portland folks to come down and enjoy the burning ideas: you can take the free party bus from Portland to Corvallis on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009.
Why call it the party bus? Apparently there will be alcohol. And geeks + alcohol almost always = party. So there you go. Oh, and free wifi, too. Which is what we geeks *really* care about, anyway. 
The bus departs the Nines hotel in downtown Portland at 3PM on Thursday 11/5. You can RSVP and get all the details on the bus here, and read Dawn Foster’s blog post for a look at the lineup, and who’s going to be there (hint: some Ignite Portland veterans, like Adam Duvander, will be presenting, and Dawn herself is giving the opening “What is Ignite?” talk).
We wish our fellow Igniters in Corvallis a wonderful evening, and we can’t wait to see the talks. Light it up!
Wowza! This sounds quite amazing!
Thanks for the post Josh!
Just thought I’d add a little more incentive…
There is the Multi-City Beer & Blog! Portland, Salem, Eugene, and Corvallis will all be representing. And it should be getting started just as the party bus pulls up!
The Corvallis Young Pros (and maybe Salem) will be joining the B&B group as well as OSU, SAO, and the local business community.
Its gonna be fun!
More info on the entire event (including Ignite Corvallis 2) here: http://www.willametteinnovators.com/
Will there be a party bus to salem as well?
Free Wifi! I’m there! I wonder if they are using Clear’s network to power the free mobile wifi? Clear has a mobile router called the Clear Hot Spot that can create a mobile hot spot or wifi bubble 200 feet in diameter. My guess is they are using that since Clear is one of their sponsors.
Clear Internet Portland